Pakistan’s Rooftop Solar Boom Shines Spotlight on Power Crisis
July 9th, 2024
Via Nikkei Asia, a look at how blackouts, soaring electricity bills spur urban, rural residents to install own panels: Srinagar Highway offers a sun-drenched, 25-kilometer straight shot from Islamabad’s international airport to the center of Pakistan’s capital. It also affords a clear view of how increasing numbers of citizens are reacting to frequent power cuts […]
Read more »Mongolia’s Cultural Diplomacy Brings New Deals With Fulham FC, BBC
July 9th, 2024
Via The Diplomat, a report on Mongolia’s efforts to think outside the box in its attempts to diversify its economy, especially by promoting the tourism sector: Two new partnerships with a London-based Premier League football club and the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) highlight Ulaanbaatar’s multi-pillared approach to promoting cultural diplomacy in a bid to increase economic […]
Read more »Namibia: Continuing To Peak Interest of Investment World
July 7th, 2024
Via Namibia Business Express, commentary on growing investment interest in Namibia: We often hear the term “you can love where you live, but you don’t have to invest there”. And for many years this might have felt like the reality for Namibian investors. Opportunities were not necessarily limited, but South African and offshore markets always […]
Read more »Turkmenistan and Iran Sign Deal To Supply Gas To Iraq
July 7th, 2024
Via Associated Press, a report on a recent deal between Turkmenistan and Iran sign deal to supply gas to Iraq. Iran will build pipeline to aid delivery. Turkmenistan and Iran on Wednesday signed a contract for the delivery of 10 billion cubic meters a year of Turkmen gas that Iran will then ship on to Iraq. The deal was […]
Read more »Bolivia Seeks Oil & Gas Investment, Russia’s Help To Solve Energy Crunch
July 7th, 2024
Via Reuters, a report on Bolivia seeks oil and gas investment, Russia’s help to solve energy crunch: Bolivian state energy firm YPFB is looking to improve conditions for investment in the country’s flagging oil and gas sector and seeking help from Russia to overcome recent fuel shortages, the head of the company told Reuters. The […]
Read more »Chinese Firms Eye Morocco In Drive To Cash In on US EV Subsidies
July 7th, 2024
Via Associated Press, an article on Chinese firms setting up factories in Morocco as way to cash in on US electric vehicle subsidies: After the United States passed new subsidies designed to boost domestic electric vehicle production and cut into Beijing’s supply chain dominance, Chinese manufacturers began investing in an unlikely place: Morocco. In the […]
Read more »Focusing primarily on The New Seven Sisters - the largely state owned petroleum companies from the emerging world that have become key players in the oil & gas industry as identified by Carola Hoyos, Chief Energy Correspondent for The Financial Times - but spanning other nascent opportunities around the globe that may hold potential in the years ahead, Wildcats & Black Sheep is a place for the adventurous to contemplate & evaluate the emerging markets of tomorrow.